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A big #cdnpoli question for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government first budget bill, which Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on October 20th will include (weak, vague) measures to help stop bank account fraud, is:
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A big #cdnpoli question for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government first budget bill, which Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on October 20th will include (weak, vague) measures to help stop bank account fraud, is:
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More than a year later, RCMP and federal Commissioner of Lobbying still hiding rulings on lobbying violations, part of their negligently bad enforcement records. Did they hide their rulings to get appointed by Trudeau Cabinet? Details at: bit.ly/4hxx8eO #cdnpoli #bcpoli
More than a year later, Lobbying Commissioner still hiding her rulings on nine violations after RCMP let lobbyists off the hook – Democracy Watch
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October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
More than a year later, RCMP and federal Commissioner of Lobbying still hiding rulings on lobbying violations, part of their negligently bad enforcement records. Did they hide their rulings to get appointed by Trudeau Cabinet? Details at: bit.ly/4hxx8eO #cdnpoli #bcpoli
DWatch says in article at Bill 5 is “dangerously undemocratic,” giving Ford cabinet “unconstitutional, king-like powers to change any law without a review or vote of approval by Ontario’s legislature” and also proposes to bar lawsuits vs. Ford’s abuses www.thestar.com/news/ontario... #onpoli #topoli
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May 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
DWatch says in article at Bill 5 is “dangerously undemocratic,” giving Ford cabinet “unconstitutional, king-like powers to change any law without a review or vote of approval by Ontario’s legislature” and also proposes to bar lawsuits vs. Ford’s abuses www.thestar.com/news/ontario... #onpoli #topoli
Come hear DWatch Co-founder Duff Conacher talk in Ottawa today, Thursday, May 22nd, on post-federal and Ontario election strategies for winning key democracy reforms, which are key to winning all other progressive reforms. Details at: opirgcarleton.org/events/fight... #ottpoli #cdnpoli
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May 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Come hear DWatch Co-founder Duff Conacher talk in Ottawa today, Thursday, May 22nd, on post-federal and Ontario election strategies for winning key democracy reforms, which are key to winning all other progressive reforms. Details at: opirgcarleton.org/events/fight... #ottpoli #cdnpoli
Take the Vote Challenge Canada #cdnpoli #VoteChallenge
April 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Take the Vote Challenge Canada #cdnpoli #VoteChallenge
National survey finds 80%+ of voters concerned about secret lobbying & lobbyists fundraising & campaigning for politicians & parties. Secret, unethical lobbying is legal due to huge loopholes all parties have left open & added by Commissioner of Lobbying. Details at: bit.ly/4itFjba #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Survey finds 84% of voters think it’s unethical for lobbyists to fundraise and campaign for politicians – Democracy Watch
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April 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
National survey finds 80%+ of voters concerned about secret lobbying & lobbyists fundraising & campaigning for politicians & parties. Secret, unethical lobbying is legal due to huge loopholes all parties have left open & added by Commissioner of Lobbying. Details at: bit.ly/4itFjba #cdnpoli #bcpoli
DWatch calls on all federal party leaders, and Liberal Party leadership contestants, to work together to enact key measures to stop secret, unethical, undemocratic foreign interference and disinformation before a federal election happens. Details at: bit.ly/3XnVzT2 #cdnpoli
Public interest, not partisan self-interest, actions needed to make changes to stop foreign interference before an election – Democracy Watch
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March 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
DWatch calls on all federal party leaders, and Liberal Party leadership contestants, to work together to enact key measures to stop secret, unethical, undemocratic foreign interference and disinformation before a federal election happens. Details at: bit.ly/3XnVzT2 #cdnpoli
Doug Ford’s PC Party gets F for “dirty dozen” seriously unethical, undemocratic actions in past few years, and also F in Report Card on Ontario’s main political parties’ democracy election platforms. Details at: bit.ly/3EWQhHZ #onpoli
Doug Ford’s PC Party has very unethical, undemocratic F fail record for past few years, and worst-ever F grade in Report Card – Democracy Watch
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February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Doug Ford’s PC Party gets F for “dirty dozen” seriously unethical, undemocratic actions in past few years, and also F in Report Card on Ontario’s main political parties’ democracy election platforms. Details at: bit.ly/3EWQhHZ #onpoli
DWatch asks for court approval to pursue private prosecution of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re: alleged obstruction of justice and breach of trust for pressuring Attorney General to stop prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Details at: bit.ly/4b2Qo0J #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Group asks court for approval of private prosecution of PM Trudeau for SNC-Lavalin scandal actions – Democracy Watch
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February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
DWatch asks for court approval to pursue private prosecution of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re: alleged obstruction of justice and breach of trust for pressuring Attorney General to stop prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Details at: bit.ly/4b2Qo0J #cdnpoli #bcpoli
DWatch releases much-delayed 2nd set of RCMP internal records re: investigation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau / SNC-Lavalin scandal. Records show RCMP hiding key evidence. Details at: bit.ly/41av0Ce #cdnpoli
DWatch releases second set of internal RCMP investigation records for PM Trudeau and SNC-Lavalin affair – Democracy Watch
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February 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
DWatch releases much-delayed 2nd set of RCMP internal records re: investigation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau / SNC-Lavalin scandal. Records show RCMP hiding key evidence. Details at: bit.ly/41av0Ce #cdnpoli
See details re: DWatch’s criticism of the very incomplete, weak recommendations made in the Hogue Inquiry’s final report on foreign interference in Canadian politics at: bit.ly/4hpHNXQ #cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli
Hogue Inquiry calls for a few, but far from all, changes needed to stop secret, unethical, big money, lobbying and disinformation foreign interference – Democracy Watch
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January 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
See details re: DWatch’s criticism of the very incomplete, weak recommendations made in the Hogue Inquiry’s final report on foreign interference in Canadian politics at: bit.ly/4hpHNXQ #cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli
Please support DWatch’s court challenge against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament and campaign to stop future PM and Premier abuses of power
January 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Please support DWatch’s court challenge against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament and campaign to stop future PM and Premier abuses of power
House Committee can strengthen Bill C-65 to help stop undemocratic, unethical big money, disinformation and foreign interference in Canadian elections. Details at: bit.ly/3CBREuu #cdnpoli #bcpoli
November 28, 2024 at 5:41 PM
House Committee can strengthen Bill C-65 to help stop undemocratic, unethical big money, disinformation and foreign interference in Canadian elections. Details at: bit.ly/3CBREuu #cdnpoli #bcpoli
DWatch says in article “The problem is that the system is the scandal — it’s really a system of legalized bribery” and the solution is “to lower the donation limit to an amount the average voter can afford” like Quebec did more than a decade ago after its donation scandal #onpoli #topoli
After a bruising week for the Ford government and its fundraising targets, a democracy advocate is calling for donation limits to be dramatically lowered to avoid future conflicts.
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Ford government urged to cap donations at $100 after fundraising controversy | Globalnews.ca
The Progressive Conservative Party's fundraiser emailed all cabinet ministers, telling them to hold a certain number of fundraising events before the end of the year.
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November 27, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Senate should reject reappointment of Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger given her negligently weak enforcement record. She let off 98% of lobbyists who violated the law, and gutted ethical lobbying rules. Details at: bit.ly/4etBK2y #cdnpoli #onpoli
Hogue Inquiry should recommend key changes to stop secret, unethical, big money, lobbying and disinformation foreign interference – Democracy Watch
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November 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Senate should reject reappointment of Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger given her negligently weak enforcement record. She let off 98% of lobbyists who violated the law, and gutted ethical lobbying rules. Details at: bit.ly/4etBK2y #cdnpoli #onpoli